Crithagra citrinelloides
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch. It is found from Ethiopia and Eritrea to western Kenya. It is closely related to the western and southern citril, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.
The African citril was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the African citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
This bird was studied in the Degua Tembien massif, and observed to be a breeding resident of woodland edges, forest edges and scrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August–October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril in Addis Ababa on a given day, against about 20% in March and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Citril sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate African Citril sightings, Addis Ababa has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the African Citril that you can see in Addis Ababa (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Brown-rumped Seedeater (about 80%) and Streaky Seedeater (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Citril is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (97 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
